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graze

The correct spelling is graze.

How to pronounce graze

/ɡɹeɪz/
noun

IPA: /ɡɹeɪz/

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The correct spelling is graze. The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing. For example: "1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

Usage Examples

1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition).

Cattle graze in the meadows.

the bullet grazed the wall

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
  2. 2.A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
  3. 3.The act of animals feeding from pasture.

verb

  1. 1.To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
  2. 2.To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
  3. 3.To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
  4. 4.To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.
  5. 5.To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.

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